Now that the House has its Speaker, you will find U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher going back to work on his efforts to fight against China and for the nation’s military.

The United States House of Representatives elected Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson to the role of Speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role more than three weeks ago. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Gallagher was on C-SPAN saying that times like what just occurred happen after “years of institutional neglect” and when people “feel no loyalty to an institution like Congress.” He expressed concern that if they did not select a new speaker soon, the “end of the year homework would keep piling up” and that they would lose negotiating leverage with the U.S. Senate regarding items like the looming government shutdown.

After Johnson’s election, Gallagher congratulated his Republican before focusing on some of the legislative priorities that lie ahead. “From countering Chinese Communist Party aggression to supporting Israel to passing basic appropriations to passing the National Defense Authorization Act, the House has its work cut out for it. It’s time to unify, deliver on our promises to the American people, and finally get back to work,” Gallagher said. China will be Gallagher’s focus on Monday when he brings his U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s IP Road Show to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s Green Bay campus, where he will meet with local business leaders about how to protect their intellectual property from the Chinese Communist Party.